sealskin,
Go ask the kid how someone can point a gun at a stranger and pull the trigger. It wasn't difficult for this kid to kill, it's in his DNA. He is one of many who are raised to kill in New Orleans. He probably thought that he was overdue to kill. I mean he had reached middle age (for thugs) and was going to prove himself to his crowed.

It may just be me, but I don't want any rehabilitated killers running loose. They belong in one of the many Louisiana jails that the TP had recently raked over the coals. And if we don't have space for them, build another jail. These thugs aren't interested in a trade, they already have one. Put yourself in the place of the victim, not the criminal. If they truly get what they deserve, their headstone will be engraved with their prison number. This may sound cruel; but I have good kids out there who deserve Protection against society’s misfits. Too late for one poor fellow.

And this paper wants to know why so many people around here are in jail. Maybe we should all consider this behavior as a different culture’s means of working through a disagreement. This happens so often, that it seems to be the preferred solution to almost any grievance. I’m guessing extensive criminal records will be found, and people will ask, why they aren’t in jail. My take on the whole Louisiana prison corporation thing is; put all the bad guys in jail for a long time. Do it before a 3 year old is shot. Don’t listen to a newspaper that didn’t rate amongst its owners enough to not kill the presses for 58% of its copy.

OK, in the past the city had an IT guy who wasn't an IT guy. Is this a case of a city electrician who isn't an electrician? I mean, we're talking about street lights. The technology has been around for a long time. If a fuse keeps blowing, use a crowbar as the fuse; the failing circuit will smoke or blow up. Replace the failing circuit and put the correct value fuse back in.

How about calling it, the Louisiana State University Medical Center in New Orleans. I visited the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock a couple of weeks ago; and if that complex would of been named for a local personality , I would have already forgotten the name. Give the building a name that people from afar can relate to.

If the league has anything to say about it, the small markets would eliminate themselves before they reach that game. This year, the NBA loses on the front end (no game revenue) and on the back end. (small market matchups in playoffs) We have all seen that the NBA isn't interested in a level playing field (court); so our chances are slim.

And your paper reports on and sells a whole lot of crime stories. From Bill Jefferson to some low life who sells drugs to kids; not to mention a murder a day. Crime is big business around here. And these local yokel sheriffs aren't the only ones cashing in. The entire prison story wouldn't be possible without the business of crime. Face it, Louisiana has more than its fair share of criminals. And most of Louisiana's citizens don't mind that those who would choose crime would also end of in jail. If some of these thugs would go to jail sooner, rather than later, the TP would have fewer stories of crimes committed. I wonder how the TP feels about that. A criminal not confined may be the TP's next big story.

Didn't the taxpayers recently bailout the Auto Industry in her state? I bet she was all for that waste of taxpayer money. If left alone her auto industry would of all moved to right to work states (down South) in order to get away from $64.00 hr union workers. Hey Lady, The Federal Government, as a whole, is broken. Tweak your own states thirst for the taxpayers money before casting a net of guilt over the rest of us.

This paper had a story about why there are so many people in jail around here.
It looks like we have found the reason. It's because people like this thug are
crawling all over this state. Most in and around New Orleans.
And what does it take to go to jail for a long time?

Extreme.....
Statistics are color blind.
And I recall when the Boston Public Schools, bussing in of blacks, was met by a mob
of white parents in the mid 1970's. I doubt all those angry parents were southerners.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/eyesontheprize/story/21_boston.html

"Overly built stadium"? I recall walking to Tulane Stadium (80000 plus seats) through the same neighborhood. That walk was a, greet and meet, through a great New Orleans neighborhood. Seems like a faraway time. It's them and us now.

So this is her idea. Or have anonymous donors given Susan a contribution with a note attached. And the note reads,
"to prohibit the construction or expansion to existing structures of any building or facility within college and university campuses that will result in a building or facility in excess of 250,000 square feet of gross floor area and will cover a footprint of more than 50,000 square feet within any residential zoning district (in a designated zone).”